Exhibition Content List

GURABAN: WHERE THE SALTWATER MEETS THE FRESHWATER

Gujaga Foundation, Clan groups of the Georges River, facsimile digital map. Created by the Gujaga Foundation, 2022.

Joan Hatton (1926-2002), Georges River foreshore, location unknown, NSW, c. 1975, facsimile colour photograph. Georges River Council Libraries Local Studies collection; JHP223.

Mapping The Georges River

Made by Ancestors, Scrapers and button flakes, kitchen midden, Sans Souci, date unknown, various stone types, found at Sans Souci. Donated 1932, Australian Museum collection; E035185.

Made by Ancestors, Three Bondi Points, date unknown, various stone types, found at Georges River. Donated March 1942, Australian Museum collection; E050010.

Made by Ancestors, Three trimmed flakes, date unknown, various stone types, found at Rocky Point, Sans Souci. Donated March 1942, Australian Museum collection; E049975.

Made by Ancestors, Two Bondi Points, date unknown, various stone types, found at Sylvania and Sans Souci, Georges River. Donated March 1942, Australian Museum collection; E050030.

Anthony Hordern & Sons Ltd , The Georges River and Botany Ba y (fishing map), c. 1905, linen backed paper. Georges River Council Libraries Local Studies collection.

William Bradley (1801-1857), Botany Bay, c. 1789, facsimile sketch, Chart 9 from Bradley’s journal A Voyage to New South Wales, 1802. State Library of New South Wales collection; a127080/ML Safe1/14, opp.p.176.

James Cook (1728-1779), Botany Bay in New South Wales latitude 34° 00’S (Entrance of the Endeavour River in New South Wales [J. Cook]), 1773, facsimile map, published by London: Strahan & Caddell. State Library of Queensland collection.

Dennis Golding (Kamilaroi/Gamilaraay), Remnants , 2022, epoxy resin, concrete, dye, collection of the artist.

Thomas Livingstone Mitchell (1792-1855), Detail of TL Mitchell’s map of the colony of New South Wales showing the Georges River, 1834, facsimile map, engraved by John Carmichael. National Library of Australia collection; nla.map-nk6228.

Thomas Medland (1755-1822), Natives of Botany Bay, 1789, facsimile etching, published by London: J. Stockdale, Rex Nan Kivell collection. National Library of Australia collection; NK3374/3.

Rock Oyster and other shell fragments, date unknown. Hurstville Museum & Gallery collection; 1980.1500.

Charles Rodius (1802-1860), Bulkabra, chief of Botany, c. 1830, facsimile wash drawing, Rex Nan Kivell collection. National Library of Australia collection; nla.obj-135516054-m.

First Encounters

Made by Ancestors, Assemblage, date unknown, various stone tools including fabricators, scrapers, Bondi Points, microcores, blades, eloureas, hammerstones and animal bone, excavated by J.V.S. Megaw and J. Wade at Connells Point, 1965. Australian Museum collection; NP00840-000.

Made by Ancestors, Cores, date unknown, various stone types, found at site between Shellharbour and Kioloa, NSW. Hurstville Museum & Gallery collection; 1980.899-35-36.

Made by Ancestors, Pounder, Kitchen midden, Georges River, date unknown, sandstone, found at the Georges River, Kitchen midden on Kangaroo Point. Collected by an Australian Museum staff member, October 1915, Australian Museum collection; E023199.

Samuel John Neele (1763-1824), ‘Pimbloy: Native of New Holland in a canoe of that country’ , 1803, facsimile etching, published in J. Grant, The Narrative of a voyage of discovery, 1803. National Library of Australia collection; nla.cat-vn2312357.

A Century Of Change

Made by Ancestors, Ground-edge Axe, date unknown, basanite / volcanic rock from Kangaroo Valley, excavated at “The Hermitage” property, Lugarno [Lime Kiln Bay, Oatley], c. 1900. Australian Museum collection; E060382.

Made by Ancestors, Ground-edge Axe, date unknown, stone axe head made of river pebble, found at Sans Souci and collected by the donor before construction of Captain Cook Bridge in the 1960s. Donated 1993, Australian Museum collection; E083449.

Made by Ancestors, Ground-edge Axe, date unknown, volcanic rock from Kiama, found at Mortdale. Donated January 1935, Australian Museum collection; E038170.

Made by Ancestors, Hammer stone, date unknown, stone, found at a site between Shellharbour and Kioloa, NSW. Donated 1979, Hurstville Museum & Gallery collection; 1980.899-37.

Jenine Boeree (Yamaji Wajarri and European) and Nicole Monks (Yamaji Wajarri and European), Thalanara yalimanha (making kangaroo skin blankets) Wajarri language , 2022, Kangaroo Cloak - kangaroo pelt, sinew, NSW Aboriginal blanketcotton, cotton thread, paint, collection of the artists.

Cinesound Review, ‘Australian royalty pleads for his people’ , September 1933, newsreel. National Film and Sound Archive, Canberra collection; no. 0100, title No: 10706.

Kerry & Company, Govt. Agents distributing blankets to Aboriginals, c. 1890-1898, facsimile photograph. Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales collection; Call No: PX*D 398.

Walter G. Mason (1820-1866), View of the dam over the river at Liverpool, N.S.Wales, 1857, facsimile wood engraving, published Sydney: J.R. Clarke, 1857. National Library of Australia collection.

Unknown Artist , Plan of Sandringham [Sans Souci] public school site, c. 1885, facsimile pen and ink drawing on paper, Sandringham School Records 1876-1979 Administrative File. State Archives & Records Authority of New South Wales collection; 5/17590.3, NRS-3829.

Unknown Artist, View of Georges River near Liverpool, New South Wales/ the property of G. Johnston Esqre, 1819, facsimile pencil drawing on paper, owned by A.W.F. Fuller. State Library of New South Wales collection; PXD41.

Unknown Photographer, Aboriginal rock carvings at Rocky Point, Sans Souci, date unknown, facsimile photograph. Bayside Council Libraries Local Studies collection.

Unknown Photographer, Albert Binghi (King Albert), Georges River, c. 1880s, facsimile photograph. Bayside Council Libraries Local Studies collection.

Unknown Photographer, John (Johnny) Malone, c. 1875, facsimile photograph. NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, Kurnell collection; 1980.899-37.

Unknown Photographer, ‘Last of the Georges River Tribe, NSW’, c. 1885, facsimile photograph. State Library of New South Wales collection; SPF/2703.

Unknown Photographer, Steam punt at Tom Ugly’s Point on the Georges River, south of Sydney, c. 1882, digital reproduction of glass plate negative, published by Henry King Company. Powerhouse; Tyrrell Collection, 85/1285-944.

Unknown Photographer, ‘The last of the Doll’s Point Aboriginals’, c. 1885, facsimile photograph, Australian Indigenous Ministries pictorial material. State Library of New South Wales collection; PXA 773 / Box 6.

Salt Pan Creek

Henry Blewett, Billy cart, 1930s, wood, metal, rope. Donated by Graham Blewett, 2022, Hurstville Museum & Gallery collection; H2022.9.

Joan Hatton (1926-2002), Salt Pan Creek, tributary of the Georges River, Peakhurst NSW, c. 1975, facsimile colour photograph. Georges River Council Libraries Local Studies collection; JHP280.

Djon Mundine (Bandjalung), Annemaree Dalziel, McCallum Mundine (Yorta Yorta/ Bundjalung/Gamilaraay/Yuin), Charleene Mundine (Bundjalung/Yuin/Kamilaroi/ Anaiwan), All the Black man wants is representation in parliament, 2022, synthetic polymer paint on canvas, collection of the artist.

NSW Land Titles Office, Certificate of Title 3/12/1925 for Ellen Anderson, Lot 146 in Deposited Plan 11124, facsimile land title deed, NSW Land Titles Office Volume 3808, Folio 215. NSW Land Registry Services Archive.

NSW Land Titles Office, Certificate of Title 6/4/1927 for William Rowley, Lot 145 in Deposited Plan 11124, facsimile land title deed, NSW Land Titles Office Volume 3989, Folio 6. NSW Land Registry Services Archive.

Dr. Shayne T Williams and Vanessa Jacob, oral history interview, 24 May 2022. Georges River Council Libraries Local Studies oral history collection.

Jason Wing (Biripi and Cantonese), Endeavour to improve our conditions , 2022, steel, saltwater, freshwater, ink marker, collection of the artist.

Unknown Photographer, Aboriginal day of Mourning, 26 January 1938, facsimile photograph. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies collection, Canberra; HORNER2.J03.BW.

Unknown Photographer, Children at La Perouse Aboriginal settlement, c. 1930-32, facsimile photograph. Donated by Dr. Shayne T Williams, 1999, Hurstville Museum & Gallery collection; H1999.11.

Unknown Photographer, Children at Salt Pan Creek , c. 1925, facsimile photograph, Australian Indigenous Ministries pictorial material. Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales collection; PXA 773 / Box 1.

Unknown Photographer, Cummeragunja Aboriginal reserve residents, c. 1890-1900. Donated by Dr. Shayne T Williams, 1999. Hurstville Museum & Gallery collection; H1999.16.

Unknown Photographer, Dolly Anderson and son Thomas Henry Williams Junior at Salt Pan Creek property, c. 1923-24, facsimile photograph. Donated by Dr. Shayne T Williams, 1999, Hurstville Museum & Gallery collection; H1999.13.

Unknown Photographer, Ellen Anderson with her husband Hugh at their home on Salt Pan Creek, now Charm Place Peakhurst, c. 1925, facsimile photograph, Australian Indigenous Ministries pictorial material. Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales collection; PXA 773 / Box 1.

Unknown Photographer, Hugh and Ellen Anderson at Salt Pan Creek, c. 1925, facsimile photograph, Australian Indigenous Ministries pictorial material. Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales collection; PXA 773 / Box 1.

Unknown Photographer, Peakhurst Public School Class 6A , 1934, facsimile photograph, image courtesy of Graham Blewett, 2022.

Unknown Photographer, The growing Salt Pan Creek community, c. 1920s, facsimile photograph, Australian Indigenous Ministries pictorial material. Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales collection; PXA 773 / Box 1.

Unknown Photographer, Thomas Henry Williams Junior (aged 8) at Salt Pan Creek property, (1930), facsimile photograph. Donated by Dr. Shayne T Williams, 1999, Hurstville Museum & Gallery collection; H1999.12.

Unknown Photographer, Thomas Henry Williams Senior and Thomas Henry Williams Junior at Salt Pan Creek , (c. mid-1920s), facsimile photograph. Donated by Dr. Shayne T Williams, 1999, Hurstville Museum & Gallery collection; H1999.14.

Unknown Photographer, Thomas Henry Williams Senior, of Salt Pan Creek, Herne Bay (later Riverwood) NSW, c. late 1920s-early 1930s, facsimile photograph. Georges River Council Libraries Local Studies collection; GRLS22-105.

Unknown Photographer, William and Mary-Ann Rowley at La Perouse, c. 1930-32, facsimile photograph. Randwick Library, Randwick Social History Project.

Change And Continuity On The River

Made by Ancestors, Collection of miniature souvenir boomerangs, 1926-1938, mangrove wood, various locations, collected by Miss Annie Dulcie Clinton Snoor, Oatley, 1920s-1930s. Hurstville Museum & Gallery collection; 1980.803.

Made by Ancestors, Souvenir boomerangs, 1926-1938, bound folder of miniature timber (mangrove wood) boomerangs, various locations, collected by Miss Annie Dulcie Clinton Snoor, Oatley, 1920s-1930s. Hurstville Museum & Gallery collection; 1980.803.

Joan Hatton (1926-2002), Herne Bay public housing centre, Herne Bay, NSW, 1957, facsimile photograph. Georges River Council Libraries Local Studies collection, LMG 16-071.

Ernest Mervyn McQuillan (1926-2018), Exterior Yard of one of the flats partitioned off at the Ministry of Housing settlement, Herne Bay, 1946, facsimile photograph. Australian War Memorial collection; 129560.

Unknown Photographer, [Aboriginal man] and woman with a rack of boomerangs, La Perouse, New South Wales, 3 January 1933, digital reproduction of glass plate negative, Fairfax archive of glass plate negatives. National Library of Australia collection; PIC/15611/11091.

Unknown Photographer, Georges River, Liverpool: dam and paper mills, c. 1940s, digital reproduction of glass plate negative, NSW Government Printing Office. State Archives & Records Authority of New South Wales collection; NRS-4481-[7/16215]-Sh1523.

Unknown Photographer, Snoor family home, 45 Waratah Street Oatley NSW, date unknown, facsimile photograph. Georges River Council Libraries Local Studies collection; SNR-139.

Culture And Connection

Made by Ancestors, Fish-hook file, date unknown, stone, found at Gamay (Botany Bay). Australian Museum collection; E054699.

Made by Ancestors, Red kurrajong string, date unknown. Hurstville Museum & Gallery collection; 1980.1500.

Abalone shell, date unknown. Hurstville Museum & Gallery collection; 1980.1503.

Lee Davidson , Aboriginal Riverkeeper team examining an ancient shell midden on the Georges River, 2014, facsimile photograph, a project of the Lower Georges River Sustainability Initiative. Aboriginal Riverkeeper Team.

Dennis Golding, Latoya Brown, Aunty Diane Bundy, Aunty Beverly Simon, Aunty Heather Cook, Aunty Joyce Timbery, Aunty Rene Campbell, Uncle Troy Stewart, Monica Stewart, Nuinkala Stewart- French, Bradley Stewart, Thomas Stewart, Kerri-Ann Youngberry, Sophie Youngberry, Bella Kelly, Wesley Shaw, Jack Cook, Vicki Golding, Honie Golding, Vickie Simms, Julie-Ann Mason, Timothy Ella, Gail Brown, John Brown, Richard Brown, Margaret Brown, Joe Brown, Kimberly Brown, Terrence Brown. Sewer: Carol McGregor, Ochre: Latoya Brown, La Perouse Aboriginal Community cloak 2020-21, commissioned by Artspace as part of djillong dumularra (exhibition in 2021), ochre, binder, and waxed cotton thread on possum skins. Lent by the La Perouse Aboriginal Community.

Marilyn Russell (Bidjigal), Slippers, 2022, shells, blue velvet, glitter, glue, paper, plywood, collection of the artist.

Marilyn Russell (Bidjigal), Slippers, 2022, shells, green velvet, glitter, glue, paper, plywood, collection of the artist.

Marilyn Russell (Bidjigal), Slippers, 2022, shells, light blue velvet, glitter, glue, paper, plywood, collection of the artist.

Marilyn Russell (Bidjigal), Slippers, 2022, shells, mauve velvet, glitter, glue, paper, plywood, collection of the artist.

Marilyn Russell (Bidjigal), Slippers, 2022, shells, red velvet, glitter, glue, paper, plywood, collection of the artist.

Marilyn Russell (Bidjigal), Untitled [Jewellery box], 2022, shells, blue velvet, glitter, glue, paper, plywood, collection of the artist.

Marilyn Russell (Bidjigal), Untitled [Jewellery box], 2022, shells, yellow velvet, glitter, glue, paper, plywood, collection of the artist.

Marilyn Russell (Bidjigal), Untitled [Sydney Harbour Bridge], 2022, shells, blue velvet, glitter, glue, paper, plywood, collection of the artist.

Marilyn Russell (Bidjigal), Untitled [Sydney Harbour Bridge], 2022, shells, light blue velvet, glitter, glue, paper, plywood, collection of the artist.

Marilyn Russell (Bidjigal), Untitled [Sydney Harbour Bridge], 2022, shells, mauve velvet, glitter, glue, paper, plywood, collection of the artist.

Marilyn Russell (Bidjigal), Untitled [Sydney Harbour Bridge], 2022, shells, red velvet, glitter, glue, paper, plywood, collection of the artist.

Paul Ovenden , From Turban shell to shellfish-hook: the manufacturing sequence as recorded in the archaeological record, date unknown, facsimile photograph of specimens from Captain Cook’s Landing Place, Kurnell Peninsula. Australian Museum.

Turban shell, date unknown. Hurstville Museum & Gallery collection; 1980.1500.